MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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